Florida's voters clearly favor medical marijuana, but some cities in South Florida aren't sold on it.

Places like Deerfield Beach and Boca Raton have temporarily banned marijuana dispensaries and treatment centers until they can assess the effects on the community and establish zoning regulations.

Boca extended its temporary ban on Tuesday, the same day that more than 70 percent of Florida voters agreed to expand the use of medical marijuana. Boca's freeze is one of at least a half-dozen across South Florida.

"We owe it to our residents and the people of our city to understand the implications of it," said Christine Thrower, the manager for the village of Golf.

The moratoriums include:

• Boca Raton, Delray Beach and the village of Golf have yearlong prohibitions in place. Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach and Hallandale Beach have six-month freezes, although Hallandale's is set to expire in January.

• Hollywood and North Palm Beach are considering temporary bans or other regulations on the industry, officials said.

• Many cities, including Boca and Delray, already had a freeze in place because of a similar ballot measure in 2014 that failed.

Marijuana advocates say the temporary bans are premature and based on outdated ideals. The people have spoken, and city officials would do well to listen, said Karen Goldstein, executive director of the Florida chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.

"They work for the residents and if the residents overwhelmingly support the rights of patient access to cannabis, then the City Commission should reflect that in their decision," she said.

It was a big comeback from 2014, when a similar amendment failed to pass with 58 percent of the vote.

It was a big comeback from 2014, when a similar amendment failed to pass with 58 percent of the vote.

The law goes into effect in January. After that, the Florida Department of Health will have six months to draft regulations for the industry.

Several city officials said they put moratoriums in place to allow time for research and, in part, to see how the state regulates the industry before crafting their own local ordinances.

"We, as a city in this matter, are a creature of the state," said Boca Raton Deputy Mayor Michael Mullaugh, at Tuesday's council meeting. "And we want to hear what the Legislature decides before we decide to put together regulations that will have no effect because they are overwritten by the Legislature."

Officials in Wilton Manors took another approach when they put in place zoning regulations ahead of the state's rules.

"We were monitoring the changing status of legalized marijuana and wanted to make sure we had zoning regulations in place prior to a business wanting to move into the city," said Leigh Ann Henderson, Wilton Manors city manager.

Still others say medical marijuana could negatively affect the community.

"Delray has more than its fair share of drug-related problems ranging from the proliferation of unregulated sober homes to the overdose issues," said Delray Beach Mayor Cary Glickstein. "I just think we are erring on the side of caution and not adding more to the mix."

Goldstein said temporary bans could push those in need to buy medical marijuana in another city or on the black market.

"As far as these moratoriums go, I think it's more of that old reefer madness," she said. "We want patients to have safe access."

Boca Raton council member Robert Weinroth said medical marijuana patients who live in the city would still be able to use their medicine; they just couldn't buy it in the city.

"So we're not restricting someone who lives in this city from having the availability of the cannabis, it would be that there is not any dispensing in the city," he said during a commission meeting last month.